&ldquo;Tarzan of the Apes&ldquo; is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.<br /><br />This novel is the first in a series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. The story follows Tarzan&#39;s adventures, from his childhood being raised by apes in the jungle to his eventual encounters with other humans and Western society.